Patents Examined by Marguerite McMahon
  • Patent number: 10132228
    Abstract: A cooling system for an engine may include: a coolant pump having a main inlet, a bypass inlet, a first outlet to supply coolant to an engine block, and a second outlet to supply coolant to an engine head; a main thermostat to control the flow of coolant discharged from the engine block and head; a bypass thermostat to selectively send the coolant discharged from the engine block to the bypass inlet of the coolant pump based on a temperature of the coolant discharged from the engine block; first and second coolant return lines to guide the coolant discharged from the engine head and block to the main thermostat; and a block coolant return line to directly connect the bypass thermostat to the bypass inlet of the coolant pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Myers, Scott Sarnia
  • Patent number: 10132239
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an on-line cleaning system and control method for carbon deposit in engine intake valve and combustion chamber comprising a cleaning agent tank, a cleaning agent inlet line and a control circuit, the control circuit comprises a cleaning work procedure, and is provided with a cleaning start-up circuit, the cleaning agent tank is disposed on a frame within the automobile engine hood, one end of the cleaning agent inlet line is connected to the cleaning agent tank, the other end of the cleaning agent inlet line is connected to an engine vacuum pipeline which is a vacuum pipeline in communication with the automobile engine intake valve, a control signal at the automobile engine operating state is connected with the start-up circuit in the control circuit. The on-line cleaning of the carbon deposit in engine intake valve and combustion chamber is achieved without changing the existing automobile basic design, and the control method is simple and practical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Inventor: Xinyu Liu
  • Patent number: 10132215
    Abstract: There is provided an engine lubricating device with which passage resistance of an oil strainer can be reduced and a support stay for an oil filter is unnecessary. An oil strainer includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder respectively have straight central axes and form inner and outer double cylinders, the outer cylinder has a strainer inlet at a lower end, the inner cylinder has a peripheral wall formed as a filter portion, the oil strainer is led out in an orientation inclined downward from the cylinder block toward an inner bottom portion of an oil pan, an upper end portion of the outer cylinder is fixed to a cylinder block, and an upper end opening portion of the inner cylinder communicates with an oil passage inlet of the cylinder block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Nagai, Hideyuki Goto, Takahiro Yamazaki, Hiroki Oso
  • Patent number: 10119613
    Abstract: A wrist pin and method of reducing wear between members thereof, a piston, a connecting rod, and methods of construction thereof are provided. The wrist pin has a first portion extending between opposite ends configured for receipt in piston pin bores and a second portion extending between opposite ends configured for receipt in the pin bores. The second portion is configured for relative movement with the first portion. The piston includes a piston body having axially aligned pin bores, wherein at least one of the pin bores has a feature to prevent relative rotation of a wrist pin member. The connecting rod includes a connecting rod body having small end bore. The small end bore has a contour to allow relative rotation of a first wrist pin member therein and a feature to prevent relative rotation of a second wrist pin member therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Tenneco Inc.
    Inventors: Qingmin Yang, Andrew Miller, Frank Zlamal
  • Patent number: 10119508
    Abstract: A cover for an internal combustion engine assembly that includes a pressurized fuel accumulator feeding fuel to at least one injector is provided, the cover defining, with a cylinder head, a volume designed to receive the common rail and the injector. The cover borders a first sub-volume, designed to receive the injector, and a second sub-volume separated from the first sub-volume by a separation wall of the cover and designed to receive the common rail. The cover includes a frame to be fitted on the cylinder head and a cap removably fitted on the frame. The separation wall is designed for the passage of a fuel connection connecting the injector to the common rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Guillaume Millet
  • Patent number: 10119462
    Abstract: A variable length connecting rod comprises a connecting rod body, an eccentric member, a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic piston, a check valve, a switching mechanism and a hydraulic mechanism. The check valve permits a flow of hydraulic oil from a primary side of the check valve to a secondary side of the check valve and prohibits the flow from the secondary side to the primary side. The switching mechanism comprises a single switching pin. The connecting rod body is formed with first to fourth oil paths. The switching pin is switched between a first position making the first oil path communicate with the fourth oil path and making the second oil path communicate with the third oil path, and a second position making the first oil path communicate with the third oil path and making the second oil path communicate with the fourth oil path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuichi Ezaki, Yoshiro Kamo, Akio Kidooka
  • Patent number: 10113517
    Abstract: To improve the effect of preventing contamination of an element in an air cleaner. An air cleaner includes a first inlet (60) through which air is fed to an intake system air passage and a second inlet (62) through which air is fed to an intake system air-fuel mixture passage. An extended passage (72) leads to the second inlet (62), for example. A passage forming member (70, 204) forming the extended passage (72) is shaped to surround a periphery of the first inlet (60). The passage forming member (70, 204) forms a blown-back fuel diffusion preventing region (74) leading to the first inlet (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Osawa, Takahiro Yamazaki, Hidekazu Tsunoda, Yuuta Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10113452
    Abstract: An exhaust valve assembly for a two-stroke internal combustion engine has a valve actuator, and a two-part valve having a primary and secondary valves defining first and second decompression passages respectively. The primary valve is operatively connected to the valve actuator. The primary valve is in first, second and third primary valve positions when the valve actuator is in first, second and third actuator positions respectively. The secondary valve is in a first secondary valve position when the valve actuator is in the first or the second actuator position and in a second secondary valve position when the valve actuator is in the third actuator position. The first and second valve decompression passages fluidly communicate with each other when the valve actuator is in the second actuator position, and are fluidly separate from each other when the valve actuator is the first or the third actuator position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Matheis, Markus Doppelbauer, Martin Schallauer, Christian Berger, Guenther Roland
  • Patent number: 10113509
    Abstract: In an automotive carburetor, the time delay in the response of the engine to the change in the cross sectional area of the air passage is minimized, and a high level of freedom in selecting the communication cross section area of the air passage and the air fuel ratio for the given load of the engine. The carburetor (1) comprises a fuel passage (13) including a fuel nozzle (16) for supplying fuel to the intake passage, a first air passage (14) communicating with the fuel passage to supply air to the fuel passage, a variable communication unit (21, 41) provided in a part of the first air passage and moveable between an open position for communicating the first air passage and a closed position for shutting off the first air passage and a switch mechanism (22, 43) for moving the variable communication unit between the open position and the closed position in dependence on a load of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Sakurai, Masaki Ando, Eiichi Utsugi, Hitoshi Abe, Takashi Suzuki, Katsuya Tajima, Masayuki Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 10113454
    Abstract: A control device of an engine, the engine including: a piston contained in a cylinder; an intake passage communicated to a combustion chamber of the cylinder; an exhaust passage led from the combustion chamber; a fuel injection valve configured to inject fuel to the combustion chamber or the intake passage; and an ignition unit provided in the combustion chamber, includes: a low speed pre-ignition predicting unit configured to perform prediction of occurrence of low speed pre-ignition, based on operation condition of the engine; and a lubricating oil injection controlling unit configured to control a lubricating oil injecting device to inject lubricating oil to the piston or a member located around the piston, based on the prediction of the occurrence of the low speed pre-ignition performed by the low speed pre-ignition predicting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kensuke Yanagawa, Takashi Kawabe, Koji Hata
  • Patent number: 10107176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling device of internal combustion engine for vehicle and a control method thereof. The cooling device according to the present invention includes: an electric water pump; a bypass line bypassing a radiator; and a flow rate control valve for controlling a flow rate of cooling water circulating through the bypass line. During a low external air temperature state where the external air temperature is below a threshold, the cooling device increases the temperature of the cooling water by increasing the flow rate of the cooling water circulating through the bypass line as compared to during a high external air temperature state where the external air temperature is above the threshold, and increases a circulation flow rate of the cooling water by increasing a discharge flow rate of the electric water pump as compared to during the high external air temperature state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Murai, Shigeyuki Sakaguchi, Yuichi Toyama
  • Patent number: 10107227
    Abstract: A cylinder liner is disclosed, the cylinder liner having a smoother internal surface of an internal side than known cylinder liners. The internal surface having at least one of a reduced peak height of (Rpk) of ?0.25 ?m, a core roughness (Rk) of about 0.2 ?m to about 0.6 ?m, a reduced valley depth (Rvk) of about 1.2 ?m to about 2.5 ?m, a material ratio (Mr1) of ?10%, and a material ratio (Mr2) of about 70% to about 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: ZYNP INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    Inventor: Xiaocai Qin
  • Patent number: 10107238
    Abstract: An intake module of a fresh air system for an internal combustion engine may include a housing having openings through which fresh air is flowable, and a control device for controlling a cross-section of the openings. The control device may include at least one control staff rotationally mounted about an axis rotation on the housing by at least one bearing bracket, and at least one control valve rotationally fixed on the control shaft for at least one of the openings. The housing may have at least one bearing receiving portion having an insertion opening through which the bearing bracket may be inserted in an insertion direction oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Dettinger, Mathias Endress, Wolfgang Gueth
  • Patent number: 10100725
    Abstract: A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression with an eccentrical element adjustment device for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, the connecting rod including a connecting rod body; and a connecting rod cover arranged at the connecting rod body, wherein the connecting rod body and the connecting rod cover envelop a crank bearing eye, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment device includes two cylinders with a respective piston that is displaceably supported in a respective cylinder bore hole and connected with a respective support rod, wherein a respective inlet is provided for supplying hydraulic fluid to each of the two cylinders, wherein a respective outlet is provided for draining the hydraulic fluid from each of the two cylinders, wherein the connecting rod body includes at least two connecting rod body grooves for connecting each respective inlet with a hydraulic fluid loop, wherein the at least two connecting rod body grooves are arranged so that a highly l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: ECO Holding 1 GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Jung, Alexander Mudra, Dietmar Schulze
  • Patent number: 10100724
    Abstract: A jet propelled watercraft includes a watercraft body, an engine mounted on the watercraft body, an air intake box configured to supply air to the engine, and a mounting portion provided on the air intake box. The air intake box is disposed opposite to the engine. An electrical device is mounted on a front surface and a right surface of the air intake box, which are different from the surfaces of the air intake box that oppose the engine. The electrical device is removably mounted on the mounting portions without using an implement such as a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuusaku Kuki
  • Patent number: 10094255
    Abstract: A blow-by heater includes a metal pipe for flowing a blow-by gas therethrough. The metal pipe includes a flat portion on one side along an axis direction and a curved portion on a side opposite to the flat portion and is formed of a metal plate with a joining portion abutting against each other at edges of the metal plate at the curved portion. The blow-by gas heater further includes a resin molded over the metal pipe, and a heating source provided inside resin and directly contacting the flat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NIFCO INC.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Hiroyuki Nakaya
  • Patent number: 10094325
    Abstract: Cylinder liners, methods of forming the same, and outer surface designs of a cylinder liner having as-cast projections with certain functional shapes are provided. The as-cast projections increase the clamping performance of the cylinder liner and do not result in any air gaps between a cast aluminum block and the cylinder liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: ZYNP INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    Inventor: Rodrigo Favaron
  • Patent number: 10094327
    Abstract: A galleryless piston for an internal combustion engine is provided. The piston has a monolithic piston body including an upper wall forming an upper combustion surface with first and second portions. The first portion extends annularly along an outer periphery of the upper wall and the second portion includes a combustion bowl. The first portion can also include valve pockets formed therein to reduce weight. The upper wall has an undercrown surface directly opposite the second portion of the upper combustion surface. To enhance cooling, a center portion of the undercrown surface is concave, such that oil is channeled during reciprocation of the piston from one side to the opposite side of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Riffe, Michael Weinenger
  • Patent number: 10094273
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine including a first set of cylinders includes: a first two-stroke compression cylinder housing a first compression piston connected to a first crank shaft; an intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder housing an intermediate compression piston, wherein the second two-stroke compression cylinder is configured to receive compressed gas from the first two-stroke compression cylinder; and a first four-stroke combustion cylinder housing a first combustion piston, wherein the first four-stroke combustion cylinder is configured to receive compressed gas from the intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder; wherein the internal combustion engine further includes a second set of cylinders including: a second two-stroke compression cylinder housing a second compression piston connected to the first crank shaft, wherein the second two-stroke compression cylinder is configured to provide compressed gas to the intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder; and a second four-stroke combustion
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Arne Andersson, Bincheng Jiang, Staffan Lundgren, Staffan Johansson, Bengt Johansson
  • Patent number: 10087806
    Abstract: A controller including a self-tuning circuit for controlling a pressure system to output an input pressure corresponding to an input pressure value using an adaptive fuzzy control system and updating dosing command values of a dosing command table for controlling a dosing unit of an aftertreatment system. The self-tuning circuit is configured to determine an input pressure value and generate a pressure control signal using the adaptive fuzzy control system based on the input pressure value, a detected input pressure, and an error amount. The self-tuning circuit is further configured to regulate the input pressure of reductant to the dosing unit from a reductant tank using a pressure control signal for a pressure control device. The self-tuning circuit is further configured to update a dosing command value of a dosing command table of the controller in conjunction with regulating the input pressure of reductant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Nassim Khaled, Bibin N. Pattel